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Your Guide For Simple Living, Gardening, Backyard Fun
  • Plant Care
    • Houseplants
  • Pest Control
  • Vegetable Gardening
    • Storage & Preservation
  • Soil & Fertility
    • Lawn Care
  • Backyard Design

OGW Editorial Team

The OGW Editorial Team is passionate about helping gardeners of all levels succeed. From beginner tips to advanced techniques, we create simple, actionable guides to make gardening easier, more enjoyable, and more successful. All articles are reviewed by experienced editors to ensure quality and accuracy.

How to Get Rid of Slugs in the Garden – 11 Methods Ranked

by OGW Editorial Team
How to get rid of slugs — lettuce seedling with slug damage and slime trail

Slugs can clear a row of seedlings overnight. Here are 11 methods for getting rid of slugs — from beer traps and copper tape to iron phosphate bait — ranked by effectiveness.

How to Keep Lettuce Cool in Summer Heat (6 Methods That Work)

by OGW Editorial Team
How to keep lettuce cool in summer — lettuce growing under shade cloth to prevent bolting

Lettuce bolts and turns bitter in summer heat — but with shade cloth, succession planting, and variety selection, you can harvest salad greens through June and even into July. Here’s how.

How to Water a Vegetable Garden in Summer (Complete Guide)

by OGW Editorial Team
How to water vegetable garden summer — drip irrigation on tomato and pepper plants in summer heat

Watering your vegetable garden incorrectly in summer causes more plant problems than drought does. This guide covers when, how much, and how to water each crop through the heat of the season.

22 Heat-Loving Vegetables for Summer Gardens

by OGW Editorial Team
Heat-loving vegetables for summer garden — tomatoes peppers and eggplant in full summer production

While cool-season crops bolt in summer heat, these 22 vegetables thrive and produce their best when temperatures climb. Build your summer garden around plants that love the heat.

When to Pick Tomatoes – Variety Guide + 5 Ripeness Tests

by OGW Editorial Team
When to pick tomatoes — hand harvesting ripe red tomato from vine with others at various stages

Picking tomatoes at the right moment makes all the difference in flavor. Here’s when to harvest by variety — cherry, slicing, paste, beefsteak, and heirloom — plus 5 tests to know they are ready.

Growing Tomatoes in Containers: Pot Size, Varieties & Watering (2026)

by OGW Editorial Team
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Everything you need to grow productive tomatoes in containers — the right pot size, best determinate varieties, daily watering schedule, and fertilizing to prevent nutrient crash.

How to Save Tomato Seeds – The Complete Fermentation Method

by OGW Editorial Team
How to save tomato seeds — fermentation method with labeled jars of tomato seeds in water

Saving tomato seeds is easier than most gardeners think. Here’s the fermentation method that removes the gel coat and produces seeds with excellent germination rates.

Tomato Leaves Turning Yellow: 7 Causes and Exactly How to Fix Each One

by OGW Editorial Team
Tomato leaves turning yellow — lower leaves yellowing while upper growth remains green

Yellow tomato leaves always mean something specific. Here are the 7 most common causes — each with a distinct pattern — and the exact fix for each one.

How to Prune Tomato Plants: Suckers, Leaves & End-of-Season Cuts (2026)

by OGW Editorial Team
How to Prune Tomato Plants

The complete tomato pruning guide — what suckers are and how to remove them, which leaves to take, how pruning changes by variety type, and the end-of-season topping technique.

How to Stake Tomatoes — 5 Methods Compared (With Setup Instructions)

by OGW Editorial Team
How to stake tomatoes — tomato plants tied to tall wooden stakes in a productive vegetable garden

The right tomato staking method depends on your space, variety, and how much time you want to spend on maintenance. Here are 5 methods, how each works, and step-by-step setup.

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